Jack Whitehall shares first photos of his newborn baby with girlfriend Roxy Horner and jokes about baby's name

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7 Sep 2023, 10:07

Jack Whitehall has welcomed a new baby daughter into the world and has told followers he is 'in awe of his partner Roxy Horner'.

The fashion model, 32, gave birth at the private Lindo Wing at St Mary's in London, where The Princess of Wales gave birth.

New dad Jack, 35, told fans: 'Well this just happened! Utterly overwhelming and joyous in ways I couldn’t have even imagined. 

'In awe of my partner @roxyhorner who has been amazing throughout this journey and is going to be the greatest mum ever. So excited to have started a family of my own. 

'Having vowed I’d never be that guy I am now 100% going to be the parent that shows everyone endless pictures of their kid. I also wore Skechers to hospital, I think I must accept I am a full blown dad now.

'Name wise after this weekend I think ‘rice, rice, baby’ has a nice ring to it,' he joked, referring to Arsenal's Declan Rice.

Roxy, who struggled with pelvic pain due to symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD), simply told followers: 'The love of my life,' alongside some snaps of the new baby.

The model, who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2021, previously explained: 'Thank god for my mumma looking after me during this final trimester. I actually don't know what I would have done without her. 

'Getting everything baby ready with SPD has not been easy but my mumma has really helped me get things organised this last week and I'm starting to feel a bit more at ease with that.

'Just can't wait to have baby girl here and not feel this way anymore, it really is excruciating to walk or move right but not long to go and apparently all symptoms of SPD go away once bubba arrives.

'Also I've only just got myself a pregnancy belt which has helped a lot with SPD, I would highly recommend any pregnant woman getting one asap to help avoid getting pelvic pain.'

She continued: 'I'm so grateful for my female followers! It seems a lot of you have also suffered from SPD and can relate.

'From what I've learnt so far if you are experiencing pain during pregnancy, get it checked out because I ignored mine for too long thinking that was just normal, I kept holding my tummy for support as it was agonising to walk and felt like bub could just fall out!

'Even sleeping is rough but I've been told the best thing to do with SPD is rest as much as possible, get a pregnancy support belt, pregnancy pillow, painkillers and see a physio! Hope that helps anyone else going through the same thing.'

The couple have been together for two years and live in a £17.5million, five-bedroom Notting Hill home with their dog, Coco.